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Is it der, die oder das Pfosten?

DER

The correct article in German of Pfosten is der. So it is der Pfosten! (nominative case)

The word Pfosten is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Pfosten?

How does the declension of Pfosten work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative der Pfosten die Pfosten
Genitive des Pfostens der Pfosten
Dative dem Pfosten den Pfosten
Akkusative den Pfosten die Pfosten

What is the meaning of Pfosten in German?

Pfosten has various definitions in German:

[1] Architecture, construction: vertical construction element

[1] Architektur, Bauwesen: vertikales Konstruktionselement

[2] Sport, football, short for: goal post

[2] Sport, Fußball, kurz für: Torpfosten

How to use Pfosten in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pfosten with translations in English.

[1] Sie lehnte an einem Pfosten und wartete auf Kundschaft.

[1] She leaned on a post and waited for customers

[1] „Grigor führt uns zu einem merkwürdigen zweistöckigen Steinhaus, das auf steinernen Pfosten steht.“

[1] "Grigor leads us to a strange two -story stone house that stands on stone posts"

[2] Mit seinem satten Linksschuss traf er leider nur den Pfosten.

[2] With his rich left shot, unfortunately he only met the post

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How do you pronounce Pfosten?

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Pictures or photos of Pfosten

[1] mehrere Pfosten
[1] mehrere Pfosten

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